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Improving Incomes in Central America through Agriculture

Heifer is working with communities in Honduras and Guatemala to create livestock and agriculture businesses, which help residents overcome poverty and malnutrition. Pierre Ferrari, Heifer's President and CEO, visited these projects in March 2013 and attended a Passing on the Gift® (POG) ceremony in Guatemala. There, project participants gave him a goat to symbolize their gift to Heifer to pass on to communities around the world.

Women Working in Solidarity: Field Visit to Villa Linda

Representatives of project partner Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and Heifer International made a field visit to the community of Villa Linda, Unión Cantinil, Guatemala. They visited a group of women involved in a Heifer project, and included a presentation some of the women followed by a series of questions and answers. Afterwards, the visitors went on a tour of five households that were putting their Heifer training into practice.

Heifer Guatemala Welcomes Visitors from U.S. Staff

Colleagues from Heifer’s U.S. staff visited Heifer Guatemala the week of September 24-28. The visit was an important one in terms of the new fundraisers achieving experiential understanding of Guatemala’s projects.

Guatemalan Cultural Rescue: Opening of New Candelaria Institute

A celebration was held for the opening of Agricultural Institute as part of the Economic Development, Education, Food and Nutrition Security project, in partnership with the Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Foundation and the municipality of Costa Senahú, on September 6, 2012.

PRONATURA Project Begins in Guatemala with Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony for the Productivity and Nature – PRONATURA – project was held on September 26, 2012, at the Health Center in San Miguel Tucurú in Guatemala. The purpose of the event was to promote PRONATURA for the community development of San Miguel Tucurú, a a partnership between the Holistic Rural Development Association and Heifer International.

Bees Improve Yield for Guatemalan Coffee Farmers

The bees Martin received have been hard at work, and she said she expects to get a noticeable increase, about 10 percent, in her coffee harvest next year. “I will have more bees and the knowledge to take care of those bees,” Martin said. “More bees will mean more honey."
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